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Oct 29, 2014

Tunisia’s Long Road Ahead

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

When it comes to the narrative of Arab democracies, Sunday, October 26 marked a historic day. Tunisia, the country that sparked the so-called Arab Spring, held its first elections under a post-revolution constitution.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

Hariri Center Experts React to Tunisia’s Elections

By MENASource

Tunisia marked the begining of its final chapter by holding its first legislative elections under its new constitution on October 26. Despite concerns over insecurity and political apathy after a tumultuous three and a half year transition, initial figures regarding voter turnout suggest a high degree of Tunisian engagement with the process, surprising most analysts.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

Where Is Egypt’s Maspero Youth Union Now?

By Jayson Casper

Twenty-three Egyptian liberal activists were sentenced to three years in prison for demonstrating against the protest law on Sunday. Amid the ongoing clampdown on dissent, the common observer can sigh, but be forgiven for asking: Whatever happened to those Coptic youth activists?

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

Top News: EU Observers Call Tunisia Vote “Transparent and Credible”

By MENASource

Annemie Neyts-Uytterbroeck, head of the European Union observer mission in Tunisia, called the country’s elections “transparent and credible.”

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

Top News: Expelled Students Cannot Enroll in Private Schools, Subjected to Military Trials

By EgyptSource

Students suspended from government universities will not be permitted to enroll in private universities, Cairo University President Gaber Nassar told the privately owned news outlet Youm7 following a meeting with the High Council of Universities on Monday.

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

General Allen on Building a Syrian Force

By Frederic C. Hof

Special Presidential Envoy General John Allen did his best in an Asharq Al-Awsat interview to square the circle of an unsustainable Syria policy in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, ISIL, or the Islamic State).

Syria

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

EconSource: US Signals it Might Back Egypt Bailout

By EconSource

US Treasury Secretary Lew indicated that Washington will go ahead with international emergency loans for Egypt if Cairo pushes further to repair the country’s economy. The United States has long viewed Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country, as a linchpin for regional stability. Bailout talks between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have been […]

MENASource

Oct 28, 2014

The Struggle for Female Political Participation in Tunisia

By Afràa Fdhil

Considering that Tunisia has long been on the frontlines in gender politics, electoral lists for the parliamentary elections that took place on October 26 have proved a disappointment; female candidates led 11 percent of electoral lists.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

Photo Essay: Tunisia Parliamentary Election Day

By Christine Petré

In a milestone election, the first since Tunisia adopted a new, post-revolution constitution, Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday, October 26 to cast their ballots for a parliament.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

The Week in Egypt | October 27, 2014

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

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